Jon Gruden's statement on resigning as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders
Jon Gruden announced his resignation as the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night.
Gruden made the announcement via a media release:
“I have resigned as Head Coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. I love the Raiders and do not want to be a distraction. Thank you to all the players, coaches, staff, and fans of Raider Nation. I’m sorry, I never meant to hurt anyone.”
The distraction Gruden refers to is the scandal that has emerged after the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times revealed offensive remarks Gruden made in uncovered emails.
“Earlier this evening, The New York Times uncovered a trail of emails dating back seven years, in which Jon Gruden had a clean sweep of offending NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, women, gays, minorities, all sorts of people.”
— @AdamSchefter with an update on Jon Gruden pic.twitter.com/qqsvptqBCE
— ESPN (@espn) October 12, 2021
Jon Gruden, head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, used a racist trope when describing the top NFL players’ executive in a 2011 email https://t.co/FYHLHqrOsY
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 8, 2021
A trove of emails reviewed by The New York Times show Raiders Coach Jon Gruden went beyond previously disclosed racist comments to issue broad tirades against gay people, women and concussion safety in the NFL. https://t.co/KXWIUg9DhU
— NYT Sports (@NYTSports) October 12, 2021
Gruden was fired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008. He was out of coaching until 2018 when he took the Raiders job. Gruden’s offensive comments were made when he was an NFL analyst for ESPN.
Gruden has a 117-111 record as an NFL head coach. The Raiders are 3-2 in the 2021 NFL season.
